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In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Olympic Steel Inc’s stock price such as:

• Olympic Steel Inc’s current stock price and volume
• Why Olympic Steel Inc’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for ZEUS from analysts
• ZEUS’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Olympic Steel Inc (ZEUS)

Before we jump into Olympic Steel Inc’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

Olympic Steel, Inc. is a metals service center company. The Company provides metals processing and distribution services to a range of customers. It operates through three segments: specialty metals flat products, carbon flat products, and tubular and pipe products. Specialty metals flat products segment is engaged in the direct sale and distribution of processed aluminum and stainless flat-rolled sheet and coil products, flat bar products, prime tin mill products and fabricated parts. Carbon flat products segment is engaged in the direct sale and distribution of large volumes of processed carbon and coated flat-rolled sheet, coil and plate products and fabricated parts. Tubular and pipe products segment distributes metal tubing, pipe, bar, valves and fittings and fabrication of parts supplied to various industrial markets. This segment also offers a range of value-added fabrication services, including tube laser cutting, tube bending, robotic welding, flat laser burning and others.

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Olympic Steel Inc’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of May 03, 2024, 4:00 PM, CST, Olympic Steel Inc’s stock price was $57.55.

Olympic Steel Inc is down 9.63% from its previous closing price of $63.68.

During the last market session, Olympic Steel Inc’s stock traded between $63.02 and $64.19. Currently, there are 11.59 million shares of Olympic Steel Inc stock available for purchase.

Olympic Steel Inc’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 16.6, which is high compared to the Metals & Mining - Iron & Steel industry median of 12.4. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Olympic Steel Inc Stock Price History

Olympic Steel Inc’s (ZEUS) price is currently down 9.47% so far this month.

During the month of May, Olympic Steel Inc’s stock price has reached a high of $64.82 and a low of $56.07.

Over the last year, Olympic Steel Inc has hit prices as high as $73.49 and as low as $40.85. Year to date, Olympic Steel Inc’s stock is up 71.38%.

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What Caused Olympic Steel Inc Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of May 02, 2024, there was 1 analyst who downgraded Olympic Steel Inc’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Olympic Steel Inc’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Olympic Steel Inc’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Olympic Steel Inc’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a A, which means it is considered to be Deep Value.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Olympic Steel Inc (ZEUS) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Olympic Steel Inc

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of May 02, 2024, Olympic Steel Inc has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 0.45%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 65 and is considered to be Strong.

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Olympic Steel Inc Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of May 3, 2024, Olympic Steel Inc’s stock price is $57.55, which is down 9.63% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Olympic Steel Inc stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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